Collection of advertisements for runaway and captured salves in 18th- and 19th-century Virginia newspapers. A University of Virginia project.

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Comprehensive online library of 18th century titles printed in the United Kingdom. It includes over 180,000 titles from books, pamphlets, essays, broadsides, and more, printed in English as well as Dutch, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Welsh.

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Selected newspapers, encompasses the entire 19th century, with an emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life among other subjects.

An online, full-text archive of over 200 years of The Times (the oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication). This archive details every issue from 1785 - 1985, covering major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falklands War.

Part of the Library of Congress' American Memory digital library. Includes more than 100 pamphlets and books (published between 1772 and 1889) concerning the difficult and troubling experiences of African and African-American slaves in the American colonies and the United States.